User`s manual

TF570 SLI
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RAID 5:
RAID 5 stripes both data and parity information across three or more drives. It writes
dat a an d p arity b locks acros s al l t he d rives in th e array. Fault to l eran ce is maint ai ned
by ensuring that the parity information for any given block of data is placed on a
different drive from those used to store the data itself.
Features and Benefits
- Drives: Minimum 3.
- Uses: RAID 5 is recommended for transaction processing and
general purpose service.
- Benefits: An ideal combination of good performance, good fault
tolerance, and high capacity and storage efficiency.
- Drawbacks: Individual block data transfer rate same as a single disk.
Write performance can be CPU intensive.
- Fault Tolerance: Yes.
Di sk 1
DATA 3
PA RI TY
DATA 7
DATA 1
DATA 9
PA RI TY
Di sk 2
PAR ITY
DATA 5
DATA 8
DATA 2
PAR ITY
DATA 11
Di sk 3
DATA 4
DATA 6
PAR ITY
PAR ITY
DATA 10
DATA 12
※ For more detailed setup information, please refer to the Driver CD, or go to
http://www.nvidia.com /page/pg_20011106217193.html to download NVIDIA nForce Tutorial Flash.